Introduction: How to Make a Rubber Band Ball
This instructable will show you how to make a rubberband ball that you can work on when ever you have free time.
Step 1: What You Need
You need two things(Well 100 thousands)
A small marble
Hundreds of thousands of Rubberbands
Step 2: Starting Off
Take rubberbands and twist until small enough to fit onto the marble. Do this over and over until there is a ball big enough to pit the rubberband on without twisting it. keep keep putting rubberbands on (not in the same place. You want to put the rubberbands on to make a sphere shape) Do this until the ball is at a good size.
Step 3: Making a Rubber Band Chain
In this step, you make a chain to wrap on the ball. You take two rubber bands and tie them together as in the picture. make a chain as long as you want(more than 2. More like the length of the room from wall to wall)Then take the end rubber band and slide it on to the ball. use the chain to wrab the ball. At the end of the chain, slide the end rubberband on.
Step 4: Hope You Enjoy
Keep on going until you have the world record. My ball is about the size of a basketball because i've been working on it on and off for about a year
30 Comments
7 years ago
DONT PUT ANYTHING AS THE CORE JUST FOLD RUBBER BANDS OVER AS THE CORE YOU WILL REGRET IT LATER ON
12 years ago on Introduction
If you want to make an official record you cant have a marble in the middle because it is counted as cheating. you need to make a knot of bands tied together to start it!!!
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13 years ago on Introduction
mine so far is 14 pounds
13 years ago on Step 3
I don't get this step. do i slide the band under a previous rubber band, or what? Oh, and please tell me how to connect the ends.
13 years ago on Step 4
That ball would be heavy :-P
Where do you get the rubber bands that are very long?
14 years ago on Step 4
DANG! you must have some time on your hands. did you try playing basketball with it?
Reply 14 years ago on Step 4
that would be fun until the ball exploded.
Reply 14 years ago on Step 4
TORCH IT!!!!!!
15 years ago on Introduction
Just on a side note you don't need a marble. Instead just take one rubber band(a small one works best) and smush it up into a little ball. Then start wrapping. Thats how I made mine.
Reply 15 years ago on Introduction
You can make knots too. thats what I used but the marble is earsier for other people
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
how do u make the knot
14 years ago on Introduction
4 Steps Bah.... I love this one - http://www.therubberband.info/ball_instructions.php. I'm upto step 2935 :)
14 years ago on Introduction
have you tried to through it t any ones head yet?when you do send me the video lllllllooooooollllllllllll hahahahahhhahehehehehehehhihihihihiiohihihihihohohohohohohoho
14 years ago on Introduction
i dont really get the 3rd step could you please clearify
15 years ago on Introduction
it bounces and wheys 16 pounds and is the size of a basket ball it cost me 200$
Reply 14 years ago on Introduction
learn to spell weighs...
15 years ago on Introduction
Hey :] nice rubber basket ball lol But how you did the giants rubbers bands to put around the ball?
15 years ago on Introduction
here it is, the very realistic and very big knex desert eagle
15 years ago on Introduction
to bad it isn't a real car, that would be sweet.
15 years ago on Introduction
Hello. Why don't you try to make to simpler, and where you don't have to use the marble